There are several different ways to travel by public transport from Surat Thani to Railay, including taking a joint bus and ferry service direct from the train station to Railay.
Bus Times from Surat Thani to Railay
There are currently 2 services a day from Surat Thani Train Station to Railay available to book online.
- Buy tickets from Surat Thani Train Station to Railay.
| Train Station | Railay | Ticket | Company |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | ฿1,375 | Krabi Vijit Tour |
| 06:30 | 09:00 | ฿585 | A and T Travel |
There are currently 4 services a day from Surat Thani City to Railay available to book online.
- Buy tickets from Surat Thani City to Railay.
| Surat Thani City | Railay | Ticket | Company |
| 05:00 | 09:30 | ฿500 | Ruea Chor Maetapee |
| 06:00 | 09:00 | ฿475 | Udomrat Tour |
| 06:00 | 09:30 | ฿465 | Sapthaweephol Tour and Travel |
| 06:30 | 10:30 | ฿494 | Future Travel and Service |
There are currently 8 services a day from Surat Thani City to Ao Nam Mao Pier (local wooden boat pier for Railay) available to book online.
- Buy tickets from Surat Thani City to Ao Nam Mao Pier.
| Surat Thani City | Ao Nam Mao Pier | Ticket | Company |
| 06:00 | 08:30 | ฿340 | Udomrat Tour |
| 06:00 | 08:30 | ฿297 | Sapthaweephol Tour and Travel |
| 06:30 | 09:00 | ฿217 | Future Travel and Service |
| 09:00 | 13:00 | ฿400 | Phantip |
| 09:00 | 13:00 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
| 12:00 | 16:00 | ฿400 | Phantip |
| 12:00 | 16:00 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
| 13:30 | 17:30 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
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Surat Thani Bus Stop
Phantip Travel services to Railay depart from Surat Thani City, which is around 30 minutes by road from Surat Thani Railway Station.
Railay Boat Pier
From Ao Nam Mao Pier boat services travel to Railay West Beach.
About Travel to Railay
The journey with Phantip Travel from Surat Thani Railway Station to Railay has four stages.
Route from Surat Thani to Railay
- Stage 1: Bus or taxi from the train station to the Phantip Travel Office.
- Stage 2: Minivan from Surat Thani to Krabi Bus Terminal.
- Stage 3: Transfer by local shared taxi to Ao Nam Mao Pier.
- Stage 4: Local wooden boat service to Railay.
Longtail boats at Railay BeachTrain times from Bangkok to Surat Thani
If you are travelling by train from Bangkok we recommend that you book one of the earlier departures. Trains from Bangkok to Surat Thani are sometimes delayed by up to 60 minutes.
- Buy train tickets from Bangkok to Surat Thani.
| Bangkok | Surat Thani | Train | Sleeper |
| 07:30 | 16:20 | 43 | No |
| 15:10 | 01:11 | 171 | Yes |
| 16:10 | 01:49 | 37/45 | Yes |
| 16:50 | 02:20 | 31 | Yes |
| 17:30 | 04:06 | 169 | Yes |
| 18:50 | 04:58 | 83 | Yes |
| 19:50 | 06:23 | 85 | Yes |
| 20:10 | 06:46 | 173 | Yes |
| 20:30 | 07:16 | 167 | Yes |
| 22:50 | 07:50 | 39/41 | No |